Name___________________________________________Date______________________Period______Score_______ The Importance of Being Earnest Act I Reading Quiz ________1.

Why does Lane think it isn't polite to listen to Algernon's piano-playing? A. Because Lane is only a servant B. Because Algernon plays so badly C. Because Lane is tone deaf D. Because he knows Algernon is shy about his playing ________2. What does Algernon tell Jack he has always suspected him of being? A. A Communist B. A Liberal Unionist C. A Bunburyist D. A Tory ________3. What leads Algernon to think Jack is leading a double life? A. A letter B. A diary C. An inscription D. A handkerchief embroidered with strawberries ________4. What does Jack say it is a very ungentlemanly thing to read? A. Gwendolen's diary B. French drama C. More than half of modern literature D. A private cigarette case ________5. At first, Jack tells Algernon that Cecily is his what? A. Sister B. Aunt C. Hair colorist D. Former governess ________6. What does Algernon mean when he says that Lady Bracknell rings the doorbell in a Wagnerian manner? A. That she is humming The Ride of the Valkyrie B. That she is dressed up like one of the Valkyrie C. That she rings insistently, leaving her finger on the bell for a long time D. That she has a tendency to burst into song ________7. Why does Lane claim that there were no cucumbers at the market? A. Because he thinks Algernon should go on a highprotein diet B. Because Algernon has eaten all the cucumber sandwiches himself C. Because he wants to get Algernon off the hook D. B and C ________8. What does Gwendolen say they live in? A. A pigsty B. An age of ideals C. A house in Shropshire D. An age of surfaces ________9. What is Lady Bracknell's reaction when Jack admits to her that he smokes? A. Shock B. Disgust C. Approval D. A coughing fit ________10. Where did old Mr. Thomas Cardew find Jack as a baby? A. In a cloakroom at a railway station B. Shropshire C. A foundling hospital D. The British Museum ________11. What is Lady Bracknell's objection to Jack as a prospective suitor to Gwendolen? A. His smoking B. His lack of an occupation C. His origins D. His politics ________12. What is Gwendolen's response to the story of Jack's origins? A. She is shocked B. She is disgusted C. She thinks it's romantic D. She thinks it's a hoot ________13. Who does Algernon think ought to set an example for the upper classes? A. The prime minister B. The lower classes C. The queen D. The clergy ________14. What does Jack call Lady Bracknell behind her back? A. A Gorgon B. An organ C. A Liberal Unionist D. A Bunburyist ________15. What is the name of Algernon's imaginary friend? A. Harbury B. Bunbury C. Markby D. Bunberry ________16. Where is Jack's house in the country? A. Shropshire B. Hertfordshire C. Worthing D. Sussex